Category Archives: Local

Kimberly Schools Join The List Of Those With Mask Mandates
KIMBERLY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Kimberly Area School District has voted to mandate masks. Kimberly's school board approved the mandate in a 5-2 vote late Monday night. It applies to students, staff, an...
Robert Kennedy Aug 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Mask Up For School Opening In Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Appleton Area School District's board voted Monday night to require face masks for everyone, effective Wednesday. The board voted last month to make them optional for all st...
Robert Kennedy Aug 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Police Release Some Details on Green Bay Standoff
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - We're learning more about a standoff that shut down roads on Green Bay's west side for several hours Sunday. Police say the incident started as a domestic disturbance, with...
Casey Nelson Aug 23, 2021

UW-Oshkosh Researchers Sampling Blue-Green Algae on Lake Winnebago
CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A research project on the Lake Winnebago system is designed to track harmful bacteria known as blue-green algae, but also gather information on ways to combat the sit...
Casey Nelson Aug 23, 2021

Sharp Uptick in Mosquito Population Causes Quite the Itch
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Mosquitoes are causing quite the itchy situation near standing water in Northeast Wisconsin. PJ Liesch is a UW-extension entomologist and says the mosquitoes came in quickly fo...
Rob Sussman Aug 23, 2021 Katja Schulz / CC

Door County Medical Center Sets Visitor Restrictions
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An increase in COVID-19 cases has led Door County Medical Center to put visitor restrictions into place. Beginning Tuesday, the following changes will be in effect at D...
Casey Nelson Aug 23, 2021

Man Injured in Downtown Oshkosh Shooting, No Arrests Made
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One person was taken to the hospital after he walked into an Oshkosh bar and said he had been shot. Police say the person walked into the bar on N. Main Street around 1 a.m. ...
Casey Nelson Aug 23, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Green Bay Man Dies in U.P. Scooter Crash
IRON MOUNTAIN, MI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay man died in an electric scooter crash in the U.P. over the weekend. It happened in the 800 block of S. Carpenter Ave. in Iron Mountain, Michigan around 9:4...
Casey Nelson Aug 23, 2021

Funeral Set for New London Brothers Killed in Pearl Harbor Attack
NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The remains of three New London brothers who were killed in the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor will be laid to rest in their hometown. The funeral for the Barber bro...
Casey Nelson Aug 23, 2021

Man Ordered to Stand Trial in Girlfriend's Stabbing Death
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend more than 70 times, but initially claimed an intruder killed her, was ordered Monday to stand trial. Phillip Dellar is charged wit...
Casey Nelson Aug 23, 2021

